According to Playboy, the following is a summary of what will be featured in the July 2007 print issue as well as online at the Playboy Cyber Club.

The Red-Hot Summer Issue — Playboy delivers a bounty of warm-weather pleasures including fast girls, fast cars, blockbuster action heroes, brilliant beach reads, a grilling tip or two and a return to the summer of love.

ok here’s the part we are waiting for: Amanda Beard in Playboy…drool…droool

Amanda Beard — The record-breaking swimmer loses her swimsuit for a mouth-watering layout. Daniela Federici captures the photo finish.

uh and here is the rest just in case you were interested in that.

Bruce Willis — In Live Free or Die Hard, one of the founding fathers of the action-hero movie returns to the role that made him famous. Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker! A relentless Playboy Interview by David Sheff

The Dark Side of the Summer of Love — Boomers recall the summer of 1967 as a halcyon period accented with free love, soft drugs and hair bestrewn with flowers. But investigative reporter Frank Owen uncovers a different story that traces the roots of America’s current crystal-meth epidemic to the epicenter of hippiedom, San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district.

The Girls of Montauk — At the far end of Long Island sits a tiny resort town that has some of the most winsome women to be found anywhere. Peak season begins now. Photography by Michael Dweck

State of the Union — Godwin Pope knows there’s no one in America better equipped to be president than he is. So how did he end up as vice president to a crude, ineffective bumpkin? And what can he do about it? An excerpt from the satirical novel The Coup, by Playboy’s Jamie Malanowski

The Girlfriend Experience — According to the Erotic Review, Nikki Avalon is among the most highly rated escorts in Vegas. What’s her secret? As in many industries, success depends on a great product combined with great service. A curious profile by Erik Hedegaard

Danica Patrick — In the midst of her third Indy season, Andretti Green’s prize driver is hotter than a jalapeño in Death Valley. Jason Buhrmester catches her for a blazing 20Q.

The Open Road — A celebration of hitting the highway, written from behind the wheel of the incomparable Ford GT. And while we’re on the subject, here are some great places — from Montreal for the Jazz Festival to Mount Hood for snow skiing — you can drive to this summer.

Plus: Iceland’s midnight sun, swimwear that works at both beach and bar, and Miss July Tiffany Selby.